(Updated) – First-degree murder charges have been filed against two people from Decorah, in connection with an assault this summer. Authorities say 18-year-old Dalton Adam and 17-year-old Jacob Seelinger were charged in a July 12th attack on 46-year old David Hansen, of Decorah. Hansen died of injuries suffered during the attack, on August 30th. Before the charges were upgraded, Adam and Seelinger both entered not guilty pleas to willful injury and attempted murder.  Records show the teen and Adam had already pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and other crimes.

(Radio Iowa & the A-P contributed to this story)

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University golfer was found dead at a golf course Monday, and a man was charged with murder. Police said in a news release that 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead Monday at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames and officers determined she had died after being assaulted. They said 22-year-old Collin Daniel Richards was charged with first-degree murder. Police said Richards has no known address.

Police were called to the golf course around 10:20 a.m. Monday after golfers found a golf bag with no one around it. Officers found a body some distance from the bag. Barquin Arozamena was the 2018 Big 12 champion and Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year. The university said the native of Puente San Miguel, Spain, was finishing her civil engineering degree this semester after exhausting her eligibility at Iowa State in 2017-2018. She was one of the most accomplished players in Cyclone golf history, the university said. In April, she became the second women’s golfer at Iowa State to earn medalist honors at a conference tournament when claiming the 2018 Big 12 Championship. She did it with a three-shot victory.

Barquin Arozamena, who was ranked No. 69 nationally by Golfweek, ended her career as a Cyclone with a fourth-straight NCAA Regional appearance and earned All-Big 12 Team honors for the third time — the second player in Iowa State’s history to do so. She became the third Cyclone women’s golfer to compete in the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, the university said. Iowa State President Wendy Wintersteen said in a statement on Twitter that she was “deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death” of Barquin Arozamena, describing her as a “dedicated civil engineering student” and an “acclaimed golfer with a bright future.”
Head women’s golf coach Christie Martens said in a release that Barquin Arozamena was “loved by all her teammates and friends” and was an “outstanding representative of our school.” “We will never forget her competitive drive to be the best and her passion for life,” Martens said.

No injuries were reported, but a piece of heavy machinery sustained $15,000 damage, Monday, in Creston, after it struck a bridge. Creston Police say 59-year old Raymond E. Osborn, of Humboldt, was driving a 2000 Sterling tractor-trailer southbound on Osage Street at around 10:25-a.m., when a payloader being hauled on the trailer hit a railroad overpass. No damage was observed on the overpass. The payloader is owned by Blacktop Service Company, in Humboldt. No citations were issued.

KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa oversight agency has dismissed its case against two teachers accused of cheating and fraud. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners dropped its case regarding Ehren Wills and Kay Slusher, following the recommendation of an administrative law judge who held a hearing in June. Wills was accused of submitting Slusher’s work as her own while pursuing a master’s online from Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri. Slusher was accused of completing assignments for Wills.

Holding a master’s degree can earn a teacher more money each year. Wills testified that she produced all the assigned degree work for her degree. She wrote her assignments longhand. Slusher typed them and sent them by email. They described Slusher’s role as a “typist, editor and logistical coordinator.”

Two separate traffic stops Monday night in Adams County resulted in the arrests of three people. At around 10:40-p.m., Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near Highway 25 and 250th Street. K9 “Baxo” was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive indication to the odor of narcotics. Upon further investigation, Alicia Lovell, of Creston, was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine), Possession of a Controlled Substance (marijuana), and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Hydrocodone). A passenger in the vehicle, Jacob Lowe, of Creston, was also placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance (marijuana).

(Radio Iowa) — A warm and dry week of weather has helped Iowa’s corn and soybean crops. Between September 10th and 16th, there was no measurable rainfall at any of Iowa’s National Weather Service stations. Chad Hart, an associate professor of economics and grain markets specialist at Iowa State University, says farmers are thrilled with turnaround – after a very wet start to the month.

“One of the biggest things you worry about is – you like rain to grow that crop, but you like to see that rain sort of stop as we go to harvest that crop,” Hart says. “Because if you get rain now, you can have issues with molds and other things growing on the crop before you get it harvested.”

The new USDA crop report, issued Monday, shows 53-percent of Iowa’s corn is mature. That’s about a week ahead of the five-year average. Nearly three-fourths (73%) of the state’s corn crop is rated in good-to-excellent condition. Soybean fields are also maturing more than a week ahead of normal and three-quarters of those fields are in good-to-excellent condition. Last week, the USDA projected the NATION’s corn production for 2018 at just over 14.8 billion bushels. The forecast for soybeans is 4.7 billion bushels.

“These would be massive crops,” Hart said. “It would be the second-largest corn crop, with the top one in 2016. This would be the largest soybean crop this country has ever seen.” The crop production report released last Wednesday led to a drop in corn prices. Hart says record yields tend to keep commodity prices down.

“At the same time, we’ve got really good demand, it’s just that the supply…is swamping that demand. That’s been the situation for the past several years,” Hart said. The USDA project Iowa’s average corn yield at a record 206 bushels per acre — with an overall harvest of just over 2.6 billion bushels. Iowa’s soybeans are estimated to match the 2016 record of 60 bushels per acre. Iowa is project to harvest 590.4 million bushels of soybeans this year.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University golfer has been found dead at a golf course, and a man has been charged with murder in her death. Police said in a news release that 22-year-old Celia Barquin Arozamena was found dead Monday at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames and officers determined she had died after being assaulted. They said Collin Daniel Richards has been charged with first-degree murder. Barquin Arozamena was the 2018 Big 12 champion. She was a native of Puente San Miguel, Spain.

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Ankeny police have identified the person killed by an Ankeny police officer as a 31-year-old Missouri man. Police on Monday said officer Todd Webb responded to a call Saturday afternoon of a robbery in progress at a Hy-Vee gas station and located a suspect nearby. Police say the man pointed a handgun at the officer, who then shot and killed the suspect. The man was identified as Christopher Leonard, of Springfield, Missouri.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a body found in a rain-swollen Cedar Rapids stream as a missing kayaker. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the state medical examiner’s office had identified the body as 34-year-old John Conley of Cedar Rapids. Conley’s body was found Sept. 6 in Indian Creek. His wife, 30-year-old Samantha Conley, was rescued several days earlier from the stream after their kayak overturned. The creek was running high because of heavy rain.

LEON, Iowa (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in a murder trial after a person began discussing the case with jurors. Judge Brad McCall declared the mistrial Monday in the trial of 27-year-old Patrick Ryan Thompson, of Ames. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of arson after a May 15, 2017, fire in Guthrie County. The judge took the action after someone started loudly discussing the case with prospective jurors.

The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department, Monday evening, discussed a proposed fee scale for use of the 12 Park Shelters plus the Bandshell at Sunnyside Park, the Department oversees. Parks and Rec Director Seth Staashelm said they currently have a total of 184 shelter reservations so far in 2018, and over the past five-years the reservations have grown from 170 to more than 200. Atlantic is the only City of those in comparable size in Iowa, that accepts reservations without charging a fee or deposit.

An examination of 17 cities, according to Staashelm, showed only five towns do not accept reservations, and operate completely on a first-come, first-served basis. For those that do charge, shelter rentals range from $20-to $30 for a four-hour time slot, or, anywhere from $30 to $50 is charges for a whole day’s use.

The Shelters in Atlantic’s Parks are used for everything from weddings to family reunions, company picnics and everything in between. Staashelm said they currently budget $700 in restroom and trash supplies, and around $2,000 in garbage service. About $2,640 in labor is spent from May through September, to clean the facilities during the bulk of the reservation time frame. That brings the total cost to $5,340  in labor and supplies, not counting administration time and capital projects.

Staashelm recommended the Department begin charging a modest fee of $20 for a shelter reservation, to help cover labor and supplies. That fee would only apply to reservations, as the shelters will always be free and open to the public whenever they want to use them. He also recommends most of the smaller shelters operate on a first-come, first-served basis, to help save administrative hours. No action was taken on his recommendation during the Board’s meeting, Monday.

In other business, the Board accepted the resignation of Ron Flory, Parks Foreman. He has accepted employment elsewhere. Staashelm recommended the Board consider making the position full-time with benefits, in the future. One of the reasons Flory chose to leave, according to Staashelm, was due to not having medical insurance.

Officials with the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources said Monday, that on Sunday, the city of Avoca successfully ended a discharge of untreated wastewater. City officials learned of the discharge Sept. 16, but think it was ongoing since Friday. The city traced it to a partially open valve at a pumping station.

They estimate about 75,000 gallons flowed into a drainage ditch, ending up about 0.25 miles away in the West Branch of the East Nisnabotna River. The city plans to prevent future discharges by fixing the valve.

DNR staff inspected the site Sept. 17 and found evidence of the discharge. The DNR recommends keeping children and pets away from the ditch on the southwest side of the city for the next 48 hours.

DNR will consider appropriate enforcement action.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety reports that the Lucas County Dispatch Center received a 911 call today (Monday), in reference to a shooting that had occurred at 14654 467th Street in Lucas, Iowa.  Upon arriving at the residence, Lucas County deputies were unable to make contact with any individuals inside the residence.  Deputies waited for a Tactical Team before entering the residence.  Upon entering the residence, law enforcement discovered the body of a deceased male and a deceased female.

The deceased individuals have been preliminarily identified as retired Des Moines Police Officer, 66-year old Craig Dawson, and 64-year old Julie Dawson, both of whom resided at the residence. The bodies have been transported to the Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny, Iowa, where the autopsies will be conducted.

This is an ongoing investigation being worked jointly by the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The public is not in any danger at this time.  The investigation has found that this is an isolated incident.

No further information will be released at this time.